Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-19

ianitor OF the building ano his iauiIy 4
worthy man is that janitor, and he is IN
trusted with q responsibility and with
secrets which many men would give G
fortune to possess and which mans more
would be unwilling 20 be sa6dled with ct
any price, The guardian OF millions, IN
less he have designs on them himself, has
reason tC fear those who have.
The underground basement Ct the build-
ing is rented by 81 Individual DsIed
Kohlmar, who follows thc occupation of
= barber. As the 0alber'a profession Is
one CT those which is not Interrupted by
the Sab5ath-which, indeed, is ar es-
pecially busy one during those Sunday
morning hours When people v2ho have
neglected to get shGvtG on Saturday
nights, come up TO be made prestEts6le.
and in keeping with their best coats,
therefore Mr.. hoffman arose Us usual on
this G7sh Of October, aud appeared on the
corner of Blocker street at twenty-five
minutes before seven, SIS he informed
himself by 6 glance ct the clock, which
stood directly ever the vault in the bank.
Mr. Kohlm6n remarked to himself that q
har& with nobody II il was { pretty
dre2ry looking place, anyway; contrasted
the easy atilueuce OF the bank directors
with his own arduOus and pTeCariOus
existence, and so descended TO his shop,
lit the fire under tie bGi.er, and got out
his brushes and rsz1rs.
The policeman wnose beat took him
past the bank at intervals of twenty min
utes, now sauntered up and paused on
the corner. a young woman, carrying 3
PRAYER book in her hand, approached and
stopped 10 ask him the hour. He Coz
suited the same lick that hSd Just en-
Hghtened MI KOhlm2n, and infOl med the
cburCbgOer thet il was Just g quarter to
seven. She thanked him and hurried of,
anC he followed her slowly. Fifteen min
utes later another officer, passing on his
way 10 the central cIGCe il Mulberry
street, looked through the bank windows,
end saw u man with long Whiak-rs and
wearing g light linen buster, busily en-
gagged H. polishing the woodwork OF the
large fixed screen which surrounds the
o~si room and vault. The msn-lhs
jaDilor, of course, glanced up and met
The ofllc gsze, nodded familiarity to
MIN, 8EG went OF with mis- work, while
the odice., weary q ais nights vigil,
pursued his w4y ID headquarters. Nthis
.'iauItUr'i nGd been more closely sCTULiu-
iued perhaps Nc~ York would nave
missed the experiences OF i very startling
sensation.
The hauds o. the c.ocl: moved slowly
on, marking miaute si-er minute, unt
hour otter hour. IJs low tictiGg tCIot5
regularly throp.l ne vacant apartment
Tor vacant i. Va, II all appearance. No
other SOUND was audible there; - les St
10 one mas eve bcea found VINO could
say tnat he had heard any other. Nor
was s witness ever produced 10 swear
tlar re saw EIy person enter Or leave the
bank on that Sunday morning Every
thing within seemeG silent, sill anG or
DERBY; aBd yet, during taO5e quiet Sab
batn hours, something very uusuG aud
interesting wss taking place directly be
meath theJ sell same dgCorUus &1a Lon
committsI tiinepiere
Was the sltep u she directors u tire
ManhattGl Shvlrgs mss tuiion visited rJ
uGCasy dreams ina - .ni1g: Were the
thousands uf'p0or Cep 3Nit0rs, the sum Of
whose earnings was collected in the
great safe caras>eG y any prcmonitions
IF calami<.. Dit no spectre of crime
I'll through TIE chambers OF that great
pnl..e aIve arJU.a lna corner. No.
EVs Tywher@ g.pVGed security ana peace;
everywhere sGve only in th&t narr0 -
space within tEe screen, wAcce q des-
psTa-c effort VC. beng ngde, IL terrible
Ci,ence, 10 IgE,.gs Inc hopes and schemes
Ehie@ hEG neoA Caelish.pg and conc0c.-
KS, iof years y aSt stakes were being
wur and lost in those short hours, and
We. no sign showed on the surface to
GiI3 any indiC& ioI OF the CONFUSION go
Ing on below.
e O'clock Broadway and the adjoin-
ing -5;reets were Beginning ID look 1uirIy
alive wits a holiday crowd tarougiug
forth III Constantly increasing numbers
to e. 0y lle pure 0ci0oer &.r and sun
shine. Everything was orderly, quiot
and c9nmouplace. Ten, fifteen, twenty
minutes more; and then, all u q sudden,
the reGDeCtable crowd of pedestrians
were treated 10 spectacle that startled
th5m OF. Of their prcHriety.
CHAPTi;E II.
Che Sc. end door CT Blocker street
Tie one communicating with the upper
hoclS OF tie Manhattan bank building
sTas suddenly burst opea aud fantastic
&ppaIi.iOu sGlted forth On tie sidewalk,
It Was An elderly, undeTsiI9G man. his
t1.H gray haiI snd beard al n disorder.
de was clad C.2ly in { torz shirt, deGti
tGts 81 collar, : pair II trousers, and
with stockings cU his feet, bat 80 shoes.
His features, Gthe-w.se ilsiTniticEnts
were rendered R2ticeSble By the scared
and half frenz|ed expression which was
st=mpeJ upon them, and lis aspect was
further rendered interesting by the cir
couspicGously apparent, that
lis wrists were malGGlad together Dy
DIR Of heavy steel ASadcuf5. Alto |
,ether he had the look ef Al escaped lu- |
latic, and, inasmuch asStde desperate 1T |
vas manifestly upon hin, the startled |
psctators pru lently gave him wide
lerth.
Down towards Broadway sour .ried this
figure, and turning TIE cor !
Ter sharply he plunged down the steps